We are inviting applications for a Leverhulme Trust funded PhD studentship to start between May and September 2015. Open to Home/EU applicants only, the awards will cover tuition fees and an annual stipend for three years. This studentship is awarded on the basis of merit. The student will be supervised by Professor James Mark and registered and based in the Department of History, University of Exeter (Streatham Campus).
Project description
This major Leverhulme Trust-funded project aims to place the decline, collapse and transformation of state socialism in global perspective. It supports a range of projects which explore both the global entanglements which informed this transition, and the way in which global, regional and local processes have shaped the way we have come to understand the decline and end of state socialism. For more details, see: http://1989after1989.exeter.ac.uk/
We invite PhD proposals on the following:
- the relationship between globalisation and the fall of state socialism;
- “1989” as a globally interconnected phenomenon;
- the global impact of the collapse of state socialism;
- the impact of the fall of state socialism on memory on a transnational, transregional or global scale;
- other innovative themes which place the fall of state socialism in global perspective.
Applicants wishing to work on any country, world region, or interconnections between regions, or on a global scale, are encouraged to apply. Proposals may address these themes from political, economic, cultural or social perspectives, and may draw their expertise from any discipline in the humanities or social sciences.
How to apply
Entry criteria: Applications are welcomed from all humanities and social science fields. Successful applicants normally have a good first degree (at least 2.1 or international equivalent) in at least one of the aforementioned subjects or the field of humanities, and a Masters degree at Merit level or international equivalent. If English is not your native language then you will also need to satisfy our English language entry requirements.
To apply: To be considered for one of these Doctoral awards, you must complete an online web form where you must submit some personal details and upload a full CV, transcripts, a piece of academic writing of at least 2,500 words, details of two referees and, if relevant, proof of your English language proficiency. Additionally, you should provide a ‘statement of intention’, indicating why you are suitable for the studentship, your long-term research and professional goals, any particular expertise you have that may be applicable in this work, and the general area in which you would like research around this theme (maximum 2 sides A4). The deadline is the 9th of February 2015. All application documents must be submitted in English. Certified translated copies of academic qualifications must also be provided. Only shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide a more detailed research proposal, bibliography, and references. Interviews will be held the week beginning the 16th of March 2015.